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Hi! I'm a sixth grader at Deer Park Elementary School. I am in the Think Quest Junior Competition. I have made a Netherlands Web page for people to learn about the Netherlands. I hope you enjoy surfing through this web page as I have surfing through other web pages to research for it.
* The men in Netherlands wear pants, shirts, jackets and everything a person in the United States wears.* The women in the Netherlands wear pants, shirts, jackets, dresses, shorts, and skirts. The same thing as anybody in the US would wear.
* There is really no difference between the clothe selection in the Netherlands compared to in America.
* The religion in the Netherlands is mainly Christianity though other people of different religions live and gather there.
* The main holiday in the Netherlands is Christmas. The people in the Netherlands celebrate Christmas by hanging up lights, going to church, and singing Christmas carols in return for warm oven baked cookies.* They also setup a Christmas tree with ornaments and lights. The traditional Christmas trees are mostly setup by couples or singles with no children. Trees filled with all sorts of unusual or weird ornaments are usually couples or singles with children.
* The Amsterdam Musical Silvestra Orchestra usually plays the day before Christmas.
* Rugby is played often in the Netherlands because of the climate which suites the game and for other reasons. The major games are usually sold out. Rugby is a game where you use your hands, knees, and feet to get the ball away from the other team by throwing the ball to each other and scoring in the opposing goal. This game is incredibly rough and is rarely played in the USA.* Archery is also a famous sport and is practiced often. Archery butts usually have two rings and a bullseye. Skilled archers use an 18 inch butt and that is rough even for them.
* The game of soccer is played in the Netherlands too. There are two teams involved and the players on each of the teams pass the ball to each other to keep it out of the reach of the other team and score in the other teams goal by getting it past the goalie. Soccer is not very popular in the Netherlands but it is still played.
* The only languages spoken in the provinces of the Netherlands are Dutch and Frisian.* The 12 provinces or states of the Netherlands are: Zealand, South Holland, North Holland, Friesland, Groningen, North Brabant, Limburg, Utrecht, Gelderland, Overijssel, Drenthe, and Flevoland.
* The National, native name of the Netherlands is Koninkrijkder or Nederlanden.
* The flag of the Netherlands has three colors to symbolize the countries freedom.* The top strip is filled with the color red. The middle strip is filled with the color white. The bottom strip is filled with the color blue. The Netherlands flag is shown below....
